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R. A. KIPLING.

CHARM COMPASS FRAME.

rim-72,265. Patented Peb.13. 1883;-

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD KIPLING, OF ROSELLE, NEW JERSEY.

CHARM-COMPASS FRAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 272,265, dated February 13, 1883.

' Application filed J mm 27. 1882. (No model.) Patented in France May 2, 1882, No. 136,630.

To all whom it may concern:

of Roselle, in the county of Union and State of New J ersey,have invented new and Improved Charm-Compass Frames, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is to provide new and improved frames for the small compasses which are attached to watch-chains as charms, 85c.

The invention consists in a frame for charmcompasses formed of an inner ring, against the edges of which the glass top and bottom rest, which inner ring is surrounded by two outer rings provided at the outer edges with flanges resting on the top and bottom, and thus holding the top and bottom in against the edges of the inner ring.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, formiu g part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both the figures.

Figure l is a plan view of a charm-compass provided with my improved frame. Fig. 2 is a; part of an enlarged cross-sectional elevation of the same. a

The glass to and bottom A and B of the compass rest against the top and bottom edges of a ring, 0, which has the same height as the inner surfaces of the top and bottom of the compass are separated. Two rings, D, each having its outer edges bent over inwardly to form annular flanges a, are placed over the ring 0 and the top and bottom Aand B, the width of these rings Dbeing such that when their flanges rest against the glass top and bottom A and B the inner edges ofthe rings will be in contact, as shown in Fig. 2. The glass top and bottom are each provided with a small central recess, b, for the ends of the pivots of the magnetic needle. The parts are united as follows: The glass bottom B is placed in the lower ring, D, to rest on the flange cof the same. The ring 0 is placed within the said ring D and on the upper surface of the glass bottom B. The lower'end of the pivot of the needle is then placed in the recess 12 of this glass bottom B, and the glass top A is placed on the upper edge of the ring 0, and can there be easily adjusted so that the upper end of the pivot of the needle will pass into the slot b in this glass top'A. The

I face of the glass top A, as is shown in Fig. 2. Be it known that I, RICHARD A. KIPLING,

Heretofore the frames of charm-magnets have been constructed with an inner ring, 0, against the edges of which the top and bottom rested. A single ring was passed around this ring 0, and its edges spun over the edges 3f the top and bottom. With this construc tion it is very difficult to adjust the ends of the needle-pivot in the recesses of the top and bottom, and skilled operators only could adjust this needle-pivot.

With my improved frame the needle-pivot can be adjusted very easily by unskilled hands, and the several parts can be united very easily and rapidly:

The frame can be made circular, square, or polygonal.

The rings D fit with their flanges snugly over the plates A B, and hold them by friction securely against the edges of the inner ring. 4

The device is furnished, as shown, to jewelers, who fit it in an ornamental outer casing, which is provided with a loop or other device whereby it may be removably connected with a watch chain or guard.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Acharm-compass frame made,,substantiallyas herein shown and described, with an inner ring against the edges of which the glass top and bottom rest,and with two outer rings surrounding this inner ring and holding the top and bottom against the same, as set forth.

2. In a charm-compass frame, the combination, with the top and bottom A and B,of the inner ring, 0, and the outer rings, D, provided at the outer edges with flanges a, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a charm-compass frame, thecombination, with the top and bottom Aand B, of the inner ring, O, and the outer rings, D, surrounding the ring O, and provided at the outer edges with flanges a, resting on the top and bottom, the inner edges of the rings D coming in contact, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

Witnesses:

OSCAR F. GUNz, G. SEDGWICK.

RICHARD A. KIPLING.

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